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parabling

parabling is the present participle and gerund of parable.

Meaning of parable

Verb

parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)

  1. (transitive) To represent by parable.
    • Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled.1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

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Questions about parabling

What is parabling the present participle and gerund of?
Parabling is the present participle and gerund of parable.

Words near parabling in the dictionary

  1. parablepses
  2. parablepsia
  3. parablepsis
  4. parablepsy
  5. parables
  6. parabling
  7. parabodonid
  8. parabodonids
  9. parabola
  10. parabolae
  11. parabolai

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